Perfect Chicken Piccata

By Lauren MiyashiroPublished: Oct 28, 2021

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PHOTO: Erik Bernstein; FOOD STYLING: Makinze Gore

Chicken piccata is one of Italy's classic dishes, and refers to the process of dredging the meat in flour, browning it in a skillet, and cooking it in a simple sauce of lemon juice, butter, and capers. Italians most often prepare this with veal, but we love it with chicken just the same.

Our recipe levels up the regular preparation with roasted garlic. Yes, while this step requires you to think ahead 45 minutes or so, it hardly adds extra work: You simply lop off a head of garlic, drizzle with olive oil, and wrap it in foil where the cloves will become meltingly tender and sweet in the oven.

Not in the mood or don't have the time to roast? No problem. You can add some grated or minced garlic to the lemon juice and capers. One thing is mandatory though: Sopping up every last drop of sauce with crusty bread or spaghetti.

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Yields:: 4
Prep Time:: 10 mins
Total Time:: 55 mins

Ingredients

1
head garlic
4 tbsp.
extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garlic
2
boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
All-purpose flour, for dredging
5 tbsp.
butter, divided
1/4 c.
dry white wine
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 c.
low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 c.
capers
1/3 c.
freshly chopped parsley

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 400º.
2. Step 2Prep roasted garlic: Slice off the top of the head of garlic (about 1/4"). Drizzle cut side with olive oil and roast until soft and slightly golden, about 40 minutes. Let cool, then remove cloves and set aside.
3. Step 3Cook chicken: Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Place flour on a plate or shallow bowl and lightly dredge seasoned chicken in flour.
4. Step 4In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil and 4 tablespoons butter. Cook chicken in batches until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
5. Step 5Make sauce: Deglaze pan with white wine. Add lemon juice, chicken broth, and capers and stir. Add roasted garlic cloves and bring to boil. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
6. Step 6Return chicken to skillet and simmer in sauce for 5 minutes. Stir in remaining tablespoon butter and sprinkle all over with parsley.

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